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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 4 am Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
80
WSW
65
W
65
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
50
W
40
W
25
WSW
25
SW
10
W
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
5
2
5
3
5
1
1
3
max °C
-13
-16
-16
-16
-15
-18
-20
-19
-24
-19
-17
-22
-16
-12
-17
-8
-7
-12
min °C
-16
-17
-16
-17
-16
-23
-22
-20
-26
-22
-18
-26
-23
-13
-18
-14
-7
-13
-33
-33
-32
-32
-30
-39
-38
-34
-40
-34
-26
-42
-38
-24
-30
-23
-14
-22
2050
1950
1850
2100
2050
550
1100
1150
0
1450
1700
0
1800
2150
850
2850
3000
1700
Cloud base (m)
3750
3550
3450
3450
3600
3500
3800
3450
3450
3450
3500
6500
6450
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Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:47
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:47
5:49

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the W by Thu night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
1 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
0.0 km
High: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
10
Light winds from the SW
(10 kph at 233).
29
36 km E
2839m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 216).
40
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 185).
35
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
44 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 274).
13
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
11
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 190 to 330 degs)
(11 kph at 260).
2 km
Low: overcast
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 174).
3
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 140).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.